Welcome to my photography site!

My name is Maura van der Linden and I have a passion for storytelling. Though this passion first showed itself on pen and paper (or at least on screen and keyboard), I took up photography so I could try to tell stories in a different way. I'm a technical writer and freelance editor during the day, so it's a pleasure and a challenge to turn to a medium that doesn't use words at all.

I'm a relatively new photographer based near Woodinville, Washington and am focused on learning my new art at the moment, though I do take a limited number of local assignments since I learn extremely well on the fly.

I'll use this blog to showcase my work as I learn and to give my experiences as a self-taught photographer who is not doing this as my main job.

This week’s office flowers are more tulips (they’re in season so I like to enjoy them while they are) and two stems of yellow lilies (also in season). I found myself fascinated by the stamen and pistils of the lilies and did some macro photography of them. More close-ups after the cut.

We were having an Easter brunch at my sister-in-law’s house and she’d planted lovely Gerbera Daisies in her outdoor planters. There was still a light drizzle but I liked how it looked on the flowers. A lot more photos after the cut.

The salmonberry and raspberry (I think) plants around the house are starting to wake up and seriously bloom. Not moving too fast, though, since it’s still pretty chilly and wet, but there are buds opening up all over. Today I managed to snap a few closeups in the ten minutes or so between rainshowers. More […]